The Jungle Book

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling

Classics

Mowgli movie fans will fall in love with this beautifully illustrated classic


 


Since its inception in 1894, The Jungle Book has enchanted readers--both young and old--with its invaluable moral lessons. By bestowing the animals in the stories with human traits, famed writer Rudyard Kipling gives readers timeless parables that teach family values and the importance of community.


 


The most popular of these tales center on Mowgli, a young boy who lives in the jungle amongst a community of animals. All before reaching his teenage years, he is brought up by wolves, trained by a bear, kidnapped by monkeys, and much more. This collection also features other classic stories, most notably "Rikki Tikki Tavi," a story of a young mongoose named Rikki, who serves as a protector from dangerous cobras for a British family residing in India. In this masterful tale, the young mongoose is forced into a ferocious battle with Nagaina, a large venomous cobra threatening Rikki's family and seeking revenge for the death of her counterpart, Nag. These stories, with their vibrant characters and important moral lessons, have stood the test of time, having been reprinted in hundreds of different versions and languages around the world.


 


Featuring stunning, all-new illustrations by renowned artist ngel Dom nguez, this version of Kipling's masterpiece is a beautiful edition sure to continue to educate and inspire readers for decades to come.


Product Information

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling's best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din." Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award. Migy Blanco started his career in London, where he lived for ten years after graduating from university. He then moved to the wilds of South America for some adventure before landing back in Frome, UK, with his wife and two children. Along the way, Migy has been imagining and developing his vibrant, magical, and bold art style. His eye-catching artwork has been featured everywhere from the Glastonbury Festival in the UK to the newsstands of Portland, Oregon. You can visit him at www.migy.com. Laura Driscoll is the author of numerous first chapter and beginning reader books, including We Are Twins and The Bravest Cat! She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two children.

General Fields

  • : 9780062370877
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
  • : 0.435449
  • : 29 February 2016
  • : 254mm X 254mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 April 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Rudyard Kipling
  • : Hardback
  • : 416
  • : Migy Blanco
  • : en
  • : 823.8
  • : 32
  • : illustrations